VPS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£189K
-65.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£48M
-7.9% vs 2024
Employees
170
-3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4M
-219.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- VPS (UK) LIMITED 2011-03-31 → present
- SAFE ESTATES SERVICES LIMITED 2000-07-04 → 2011-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,659,000 | £25,586,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,766,000 | -£2,035,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,412,000 | -£4,092,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,388,000 | -£4,092,000 | |
| Cash | £545,000 | £189,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,635,000 | £51,132,000 | |
| Net assets | £51,788,000 | £47,696,000 | |
| Equity | £51,788,000 | £47,696,000 | |
| Average employees | 176 | 170 | |
| Wages | £6,452,000 | £6,941,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.2% | -8.0% | |
| Net margin | 13.7% | -16.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.3% | -4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.98x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | -0.86x | -0.94x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- VPS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Evander Glazing and Locks Limited 100%
- Highway Windscreens (UK) Limited 100%
- VPS Site Security Limited 100%
- VPSitex NI Limited 100%
- M&R Solutions Limited 100%
- Davis Site Security Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group completed a refinance of the existing facility following the year end on 23 October 2025. All loan facilities outstanding at the balance sheet date were repaid in full and a new loan facility agreed to meet the ongoing funding requirements of the Group.”
- “Following the year end a deed of variation has been signed in order to align the repayment dates of intercompany loans with the expiry of the pre-refinance external Senior Debt facility of the Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDYMAN, Suzanne Claire | Secretary | 2016-03-14 | — | — |
| JONES, Richard | Director | 2018-07-20 | Apr 1972 | British |
| NEWMAN, Lee | Director | 2018-03-12 | May 1973 | British |
| ROBB, Craig Brian | Director | 2023-02-24 | Oct 1982 | British |
| TROWBRIDGE, Stephen Neil | Director | 2026-01-23 | May 1973 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Stephen William | Secretary | 2004-12-20 | 2009-02-24 |
| MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard | Secretary | 2009-02-24 | 2011-06-30 |
| O'GORMAN, Timothy Joseph Gerard | Secretary | 2011-08-26 | 2016-01-08 |
| WEBB, John Thomas | Secretary | 2000-07-17 | 2004-12-20 |
| LAWGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-07-04 | 2000-07-17 |
| ACLAND, Thomas Francis Charles | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-03-27 |
| ALTY, Merlin John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2004-12-20 |
| BATES, Christopher | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2012-06-15 |
| CAMPBELL, James Gerard | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2010-09-17 |
| CAVANAGH, Darron William | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Paul Bernard | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2013-09-23 |
| COOK, Greg Alan | Director | 2014-02-02 | 2016-03-22 |
| DARNTON, James | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2018-08-31 |
| FRENCH, Neil Peter Donaldson, Dr | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2004-12-20 |
| GREEN, Richard | Director | 2010-04-19 | 2013-07-26 |
| HASLEHURST, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2003-01-10 |
| HAYCOCK, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2011-12-14 |
| ISRAEL, Gideon Ian | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2004-12-20 |
| JAMES, Stephen William | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2010-05-24 |
| KEILTY, Eleanor Tina | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2012-06-06 |
| KNOWLES, Andrew Peter | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2015-04-29 |
| LEDGARD, Phillip Neil | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2018-07-20 |
| LEWIS, Paul Alan | Director | 2024-11-15 | 2026-04-30 |
| NISBET, Ian Leighton | Director | 2017-01-05 | 2018-11-16 |
| OWEN, Anthony Francis | Director | 2012-05-18 | 2016-03-22 |
| PENTECOST, Peter Richard | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2006-04-25 |
| PRINGLE, Gavin John | Director | 2012-06-14 | 2016-10-17 |
| QUINLAN, Ian | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2011-06-30 |
| REID, Keith Alan | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2016-10-06 |
| ROCK, Spencer | Director | 2022-11-22 | 2023-02-24 |
| SILVER, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2016-05-25 |
| STRASBURGER, Paul Cline | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2004-12-20 |
| TAYLOR-SMITH, David James Benwell | Director | 2016-05-23 | 2018-03-12 |
| THOMAS, David Charles | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2011-03-31 |
| THOMAS, David Charles | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2004-12-20 |
| TUBBS, Nicholas Sean | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2012-08-31 |
| WELCH, Mark Christopher | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2013-10-31 |
| WOODHEAD, Martyn | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2010-04-01 |
| YOUNG, Nicholas Daniel | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2011-11-01 |
| LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-07-04 | 2000-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vps Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Tyrion Security Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Tyrion Security Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Targaryen Security 1 S.A.R.L | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Tyrion Security Debtco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Tyrion Security Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Vacant Property Security Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-24 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+3.8%
£24,659,000 £25,586,000
-
Cash
-65.3%
£545,000 £189,000
-
Net assets
-7.9%
£51,788,000 £47,696,000
-
Employees
-3.4%
176 170
-
Operating profit
-15.2%
-£1,766,000 -£2,035,000
-
Profit before tax
-219.9%
£3,412,000 -£4,092,000
-
Wages
+7.6%
£6,452,000 £6,941,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers